Hello Friends,
As of 0800 the wind was WNW at 10 kts and swell at sea was 1.8 metres and coming from the south at 9 seconds. Tide was coming off the 0700 low and will be back to a modest 1.2 m high at 1300.
Did the Manly run this morning and on the way back grabbed some snaps. First stop was Curly. The swell was quite obviously bigger than yesterday and pretty raw and bumpy from the wind. There were a few rideable ones, but you needed to be in the spot and to get a bit lucky.
Checked Dee Why of course. It was noticeably smaller than Curl Curl, but there were some reasonable sized sets from about the club north. The point had a few keen types, but they were doing a lot of waiting for really pretty ordinary and weak looking waist plus sets.
Last stop was Longy where, like Curl Curl, the cross-shore wind and raw swell on low tide were adding up to rather weak looking and messy conditions. Still surfable though if you were keen.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over eastern Australia, and is directing light to moderate winds across most of New South Wales’ coastal waters. A southerly change will move up the coast from Thursday, causing winds to freshen as it tracks northwards.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming west to southwesterly about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Surf conditions in the afternoon and evening may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Wednesday 19 May
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 20 May
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
